Meet John

John Rutter is an English composer and conductor, associated mainly with choral music and active internationally for many years. His larger choral works, Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions, are widely performed around the world, and many of his shorter pieces such as The Lord bless you and keep you, For the beauty of the earth, Look at the world, and All things bright and beautiful have become ‘standards’. He has composed or arranged many Christmas carols. He established the Collegium record label in 1983 as a vehicle for recordings with his professional chamber choir the Cambridge Singers, and they have made over fifty recordings. He has enjoyed a long association with Clare College, Cambridge – first as student, then Director of Music, later as parent, and recording producer for their renowned choir.

On Wednesday at 5.30 Evensong the Temple Church in London is celebrating what would have been John Tavener's 75th birthday; he was my school friend and I will be speaking about him. I suddenly remembered what must be one of his very earliest compositions, a lovely hymn-tune written when he was 15 but never performed publicly or published. I've written it down just as he used to play it to us, and the choir will sing it. A Tavener première! JR
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On Wednesday at 5.30pm @TempleChurchLDN is celebrating what would have been John Tavener's 75th birthday. I remembered what must be one of his very earliest compositions and I've written it down just as he used to play it to us. A Tavener première! JR https://t.co/6Z8AGsVhGT

In 2016 a CD called “John Rutter–Visions and Requiem ...” was released. This week on GBW and #ACDA Radio we review the new recording of his “Requiem” using modern day technology and give a small hint as to the musical diversity of his creative genius. https://t.co/tvPVc3NC5R

Our next concert will be on Saturday 6 April at @StAlbansAbbey with @SinfoniaVerdi @ElizAthertonSop and #WilliamTowers Rutter: Magnificat & Requiem (with @johnmrutter conducting the Requiem) and Bernstein: Chichester Psalms. Tickets available now: https://t.co/702OAjBzwH

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